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Horse mackerel
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Real-world info
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Name: Trachurus japonicus (Japanese horse mackerel) Family: Carangidae (jacks)
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Main appearances
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Other appearances
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Names in other languages
竹荚鱼
Chinchard
Jurel
Horsmakreel
竹筴魚
Chinchard
Jurel
Ставрида
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The horse mackerel is a sea fish in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Doubutsu no Mori e+. It can be found all day, all year.
Catch details[edit]
In Doubutsu no Mori e+[edit]
#38
"アジを つりあげた! あじも よさそー!"Translation:
"I caught a horse mackerel! It looks tasty!"
Time of year
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All year
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Time of day
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All day
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Location
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Sea
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Shadow size
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Medium
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Selling price
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120 Bells
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Feng shui
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None
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Furniture size
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In Wild World[edit]
#42

"I caught a horse mackerel! Nay!? Yay!"
Description
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They have hard scales called "scutes."
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Time of year
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All year
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Time of day
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All day
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Peak times
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N/A
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Location
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Sea
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Shadow size
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Small
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Fish size
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40 cm
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Selling price
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150 Bells
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Furniture size
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In City Folk[edit]
In Animal Crossing: City Folk, Wendell gives the player the horizontal track design when given a horse mackerel.
#47

"I caught a horse mackerel! But it sounds fine to me!"
Description
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They have hard scales called "scutes".
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Time of year
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All year
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Time of day
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All day
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Peak times
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N/A
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Location
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Sea
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Shadow size
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Small
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Fish size
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About 16 in.
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Selling price
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150 Bells
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Furniture size
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In New Leaf[edit]
In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, the horse mackerel is used in the Fish Salad recipe during the Harvest Festival.
#52

"I caught a horse mackerel! Holy mackerel!"
Time of year
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All year
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Time of day
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All day
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Peak times
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N/A
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Location
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Sea Tortimer Island
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Shadow size
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Small
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Fish size
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40 cm
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Selling price
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150 Bells
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Furniture size
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In Pocket Camp[edit]
Event availability
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None
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Location
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Saltwater Shores
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Shadow size
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Small
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Fish size
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33.4 cm - 46.5 cm
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Rarity
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★
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Catch rate
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13.0095%
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Selling price
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10 Bells
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Request reward
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100 Bells, 2 Friendship Points
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In New Horizons[edit]
#57

"I caught a horse mackerel! Of course, mack...er...el."
Use in cooking[edit]
Horse mackerel is used as a cooking ingredient in the cooking recipes for the following items:
Recipes in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Includes data sourced from the Data Spreadsheet for Animal Crossing New Horizons, compiled and edited by 6480, noizhub, Ricky, chaiinchomp, saberslime, robotic_scarab, mollumisc, sunmarsh, kyrokey, obstinateRixatrix, jackiwi, Zalex, SuperHamster, kait, hyuum, Azarro, Czarcasm, cinnamon_swirlix, astronomyfortwo, Welcius, glowtopia, BriKun, Alyrei, dodocodes.com, StevieCoops, sneeze, Shiny190, TwistedPeach, LavaToaster, capstone, vmario, rocklamp, Alexis, Aeon, and PanchamBro.
Donating to the museum[edit]
In Doubutsu no Mori e+[edit]
In Wild World[edit]
"How do you like to eat your fried horse mackerel? With tartar sauce? Vinegar? ...Ah! Cocktail sauce?! Hoo, I see. Fascinating."
In City Folk[edit]
"Horse mackerel are not at all related to horses... Rather obvious, I should think... It's quite a strange name, given how many fish are related to this one, like yellowtail and amberjack."
In New Leaf[edit]
The plaque by the tank in which the fish is housed says the following:
"With their appealing flavor, horse mackerel have long been a cheap and common food source. However, in certain regions, they have actually been branded as something of a luxury dish. They have tough scales on both sides of their bodies that must be removed before preparing. Though small, they are formidable carnivores. Since they go after bait, they are popular with fishers."
In New Horizons[edit]
When donating to Blathers or selecting "Tell me about this!" in New Horizons, he will provide the following information about the fish:
"Supposedly the horse mackerel derives its name from a-false-myth about its strength as a swimmer. The gist of it is that these fish are so powerful underwater that smaller fish can ride them as steeds! It's absurd, of course. Where would these alleged fish jockeys attach a saddle, much less horseshoes? One does wish that people would construct their legends with a BIT more scientific plausibility!"
It can be found in the large tank in the dark room.
Fishing Tourney[edit]
During a Fishing Tourney, when given a horse mackerel, Chip will say the following dialogue.
In City Folk[edit]
"I could definitely go for a teriyaki-horse-mackerel- salad sandwich. Yup! Num! Nyuuuk nyuk nyuk nyuk!"
In New Leaf[edit]
"Horse mackerel, man, those guys are tasty with a capital MMMM. So I'm just gonna scarf this one down. Totally raw, of course! YUM!"
Gallery[edit]
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Animal Crossing: City Folk
(data-rendered model)
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
(data-rendered model)
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Real-world information[edit]
The Japanese jack mackerel has a depth range of 0 to 275 m, but usually 50 to 275 m. It is tropical. It is an important fish in the fishing trade and can be found in the northwest Pacific Ocean. It is vulnerable.
Names in other languages[edit]
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アジ aji
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(Japanese) horse mackerel
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전갱이 jeongaeng-i
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(Japanese) horse mackerel
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竹荚鱼 zhújiáyú
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(Japanese) horse mackerel
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竹莢魚 Unknown
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Ставрида Stavrida
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Horse mackerel
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Horsmakreel
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Horse mackerel
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Makrele
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Mackerel
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Jurel
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Horse mackerel
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Chinchard
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Horse mackerel
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Sgombro
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Horse mackerel
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